Display name of resisted spells/effects

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This came up in a DCA thread:

I still have no idea if ALich can paralyze player, for example. It says something like "You resist with almost no effort" but it can be slow/confuse/paralysis/banishment etc.

I would suggest that the game displays the name of the effect you just resisted. Something like this would suffice:

You resist with almost no effort. (Confuse)

For enemies with random spell lists, you may find yourself rewarded by keeping a list of all possible MR-resistable effects at hand or in mind. When lightning bolt is cast, you see what it was, even if the spell misses, so it seems more consistent to let player know that they just resisted Slow. It also strikes me as bizarre that having a resistance can result in your having less information, even if this only is important in rather specific, niche cases.

[njvack]

  Code:

The ancient lich casts Confuse. You resist with almost no effort.


[wheals]

or

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The ancient lich casts a spell. You resist the confusion with almost no effort.

[Sar]

  Code:

The ancient lich casts a spell. You feel your head spin for a moment, but it quickly passes.

[Sandman25]

  Code:

The ancient lich casts a spell. You feel your head spin for a moment, but it quickly passes.

Please don't. The message should be clear for non-native English speakers IMHO.

[duvessa]

also it sounds like a cantrip (why do cantrips still have those awful messages...)

[Sar]

I wasn't being serious, I read commits and know the devteam stance on these things.

RIP bewilderment.